Have we forgotten about the dangerous summer heat waves that threatened dozens of states? Or the hurricane that affected the schedule of the Republican Convention? What about the tornadoes, severe thunderstorms and massive droughts we experienced all too recently?

When the gas companies are done blasting and pumping and contaminating, after they've put the gas on the open market and sold it and the workers head home, who do you think they'll hand the bill to for the clean up of that mess? Gas companies will make huge profits. And what will you get?

The Alberta-based energy company involved in Keystone XL has spent $2 million lobbying in the U.S. in recent years, focusing its efforts on states that the pipeline will pass through if the extension plan is approved this December.

As digital communication technology improves, the world seems to be getting smaller and smaller. And as quarterly financial reports continued to roll in this week, energy markets showed a high degree of correlation and interconnection around the world.

The energy industry is out for blood once again. Over a decade ago, it went after POGO for revealing that the largest oil companies were underpaying royalties to the government. And now it appears they've found a new target.